We took Tessa to Mt Shark today and found wonderful conditions. The weather was warm enough that she didn’t need her coat or boots. Every trail had been groomed and trackset on Wednesday. There’s been no new snow, so the tracks were fast. We skied for a while on the 10K…
30K of XC skiing bliss in a magnificent and beautiful place Talk about a trail with great scenery, this is it! Arlene and I couldn’t have asked for a nicer day or better conditions for an incredible afternoon of skiing on Cascade Fire Road in Banff National Park. The trail was trackset…
The natural-snow trails are skiable at Canmore Are you an optimist, or are you someone who enters a situation with low expectations, hoping for a pleasant surprise? After reading on the trail report that the natural snow trails had been rolled, I set out for the Nordic Centre today…
Where’s the best snow this weekend? The trails in the north end of Peter Lougheed Prov Park(PLPP) have deteriorated significantly today(Fri) because of the warm weather. Any of the easier trails such as Pocaterra, Wheeler, Lodgepole are covered with pine needles from the strong winds and the snow is very wet,…
Tessa – ready to ski at Mt Shark Mar 11, 2009 Tessa and I had a great time out at Mt Shark today. The trails had all been trackset and groomed yesterday. The air temp was -12 with sunny skies. In a few places there was some wind-blown snow in the tracks, but nothing more…
We had a great ski at Mount Shark today. All the trails had been groomed and trackset two days ago and were in the best condition I’ve ever seen them. Snow temp was -7 which made for easy waxing and the air temp was -6 which made for perfect skiing…
One of the pleasures of navigating the Smith-Dorrien is this terrific spot near Mt. Shark ski area. Chris gave us a report on the recent snow conditions there. I’ve also inquired about tea and tracksetting: Hello Bob, “We are open for afternoon tea on Saturdays and Sundays from 3-5 – cost including…
I wasn’t able to ski today, so I drove Cheryl to Boulton Creek parking lot. She skied up Whiskey Jack then proceeded to do the long fun downhill on Pocaterra back to the hut where I was waiting for her. Some fresh snow on ‘Jack but the tracks were still in pretty…
The snow was a bit thin but the scenery was outstanding The weather was beautiful with a clear blue sky when we skied at Mt Shark on Monday. The trail had been snowmobile packed a few days ago and looks like it had been well-used over the weekend by both skiers and…
